A review of the Temnothorax anodontoides species-group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Greece

By

Salata, Sebastian
Borowiec, Lech

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-4-1

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1091

Pages

139--159

Subjects

Myrmicinae , new species , taxonomy , Temnothorax anodontoides group

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1091.79085

 

Abstract

A review of the Greek members of the Temnothorax anodontoides species-group revealed three species new to science: Temnothorax euboeaesp. nov. (Sterea Ellas, Euboea Island), Temnothorax arkasisp. nov. (Peloponnese, Arcadia) and Temnothorax parnonensissp. nov. (Peloponnese, Arcadia and Lakonia). The diagnoses of Temnothorax ikarosi Salata, Borowiec & Trichas, 2018 and T. anodontoides (Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985) are updated based of the new discoveries. Additionally, presence of the latter species in Greece is discussed and its distribution range revised. All members of the anodontoides species-group are associated with alpine and rocky habitats such as pastures and thermophilous forests. A dichotomous key to the anodontoides species-group from Greece is given.